Direct proof of use
The Dzik appears in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War as a Polish-built armored mobility vehicle in Ukrainian service. Militarnyi reported on May 17, 2022 that Ukrainian forces had received Polish-made Dzik-series armored vehicles, with photos and video of a Dzik-2 associated with Ukraine published online. Defense Express reported the same delivery on May 18, 2022, identifying the recipients as Ukrainian special operations forces and noting that the exact number of delivered vehicles was not disclosed in that report.
Oryx later listed 19 AMZ Dzik-2 infantry mobility vehicles in its inventory of heavy military equipment supplied to Ukraine, with delivery in May 2022. In its visually documented Ukrainian equipment-loss list, Oryx also listed two Ukrainian AMZ Dzik-2 losses: one destroyed and one damaged and captured.
Sources: Militarnyi Dzik Ukraine Use, Defense Express Ukrainian Dzik Delivery, Oryx Ukraine Heavy Weaponry Supplied, Oryx Ukrainian Equipment Losses
Timeline
On May 17, 2022, Militarnyi reported that Ukrainian forces were using Polish Dzik armored vehicles and illustrated the report with a Dzik-2 captioned as a Ukrainian National Police vehicle from spring 2022. Defense Express followed on May 18 with English-language reporting that Ukrainian special operations forces had received Polish Dzik armored vehicles.
On June 27, 2022, Gagadget reported a Polish AMZ Dzik spotted at the front and linked the sighting to the earlier spring supply reports. Oryx's Ukraine supply inventory later placed 19 AMZ Dzik-2s in the infantry mobility vehicle category with May 2022 delivery, while Oryx's Ukrainian loss list recorded one destroyed vehicle and one damaged-and-captured vehicle.
Sources: Militarnyi Dzik Ukraine Use, Defense Express Ukrainian Dzik Delivery, Gagadget Dzik Frontline Sighting, Oryx Ukraine Heavy Weaponry Supplied, Oryx Ukrainian Equipment Losses
Narrative
The documented role was protected movement rather than a specific weapons effect. Dzik is a light 4x4 armored patrol and infantry mobility vehicle; the Ukraine-specific reporting describes Polish Dzik vehicles entering Ukrainian hands and appearing at the front, while the Oryx supply list categorizes the Dzik-2s as infantry mobility vehicles.
The public evidence does not resolve the exact unit distribution or all tactical uses after delivery. The strongest source-backed claims are that Dzik-series vehicles were supplied to and used by Ukrainian forces in 2022, that Oryx counted 19 AMZ Dzik-2 vehicles in the delivered aid inventory, and that visually documented Ukrainian Dzik-2 losses later included one destroyed and one damaged and captured example.
Sources: Militarnyi Dzik Ukraine Use, Defense Express Ukrainian Dzik Delivery, Gagadget Dzik Frontline Sighting, Oryx Ukraine Heavy Weaponry Supplied, Oryx Ukrainian Equipment Losses
